Reli. We ought steadfastly to believe, th• he is almighty, righteous in ••• things, and eternal.
That of nature he is indivisible, and yet consisting of three distinct persons the Father, the Son and the ho•• Ghost. This God is called God of incomprehensible wisdom, according t• which he hath most wisely foreseen, and appointed all things. He is unchange able, always one, never passionate: •• is the Lord of revenge, the God of Judgement, at whose breath the mountai••• •oe shake: whose seat is the lofty Che••• bines, whose foot-stool is the earth, h• is a jealous God, striking idolaters, a•• such as derogate, from his honour, wi•• terrible plagues, He is a consuming •ire, the king of kings, the only Lord •• all worlds, the beginning, the end, an• yet without beginning, and everlasting He is invisible, though at one •• ••ant beholding all things, at wh• •ecke, the heavens are obedient, t• clouds dos gather themselves together ⟨p. 3⟩and the earth doth quiver and tremble: This God rebuketh the winds, calmeth the seas, limiteth to every star his influence, course and name: this God formed light, and darkness, sendeth and calleth back lightnings, thunders, tempests, fearful comets, bla•ing stars, and all other wonderful impressions of the airs; This is the God, that •ouldeth the huge earth in his hand hanging like a Globe, in the midest of the world, that foldeth the heavens like a scroll, that sendeth the seasonable spring-time, Summer, and Harvest, Frost, Could, Hunger, Famine, and ••stil•nce: he it is that by a certain infused fertility, causeth trees, herbs, flowers, and every little grass to sprout and spring, to the behalf of all living creatures. So that neither birds of the •••• •e••ts of the ••eld, nor the silly worme• •• •he earth, do want sustenance: this is ••at provident God, that containeth the •welling se• within her ban•••s, that ordereth that marvellous waterchange of ••owing and ebbing w••••s, that feedeth •e whales, and every •••ing thing dwelling in the deeps this is that searcher of ••ret•s: whom no place doth exclude ⟨p. 4⟩whose presence, no action, word, nor thought can escape. This is the good God, that created man according to his own likeness, made him Lord of the earth; And when he had played the rebel against him, that recomforted him being thrown out of Paradise with the promise of the seed of the woman:
Reli. Wee ought stedfastly to beleeue, th• hee is almighty, righteous in ••• thinges, and eternall.
That of nature he is indeuisible, and yet consisting of three distinct persons the Father, the Sonne and the ho•• Ghost. This God is called God of incomprehenstble wisdome, according t• which he hath most wisely foreseene, and appointed all things. He is vnchange able, alwaies one, neuer passionate: •• is the Lord of reueng, the God of Judgement, at whose breath the mountai••• •oe shake: whose seat is the lofty Che••• bines, whose foote-stoole is the earth, h• is a iealious God, striking idslators, a•• such as derogate, from his honor, wi•• terrible plagues, Hee is a consuming •ire, the king of kings, the onely Lord •• all worlds, the beginning, the end, an• yet without beginning, and euerlasting Hee is inuistble, though at one •• ••ant beholding all things, at wh• •ecke, the heauens are obedient, t• clouds dos gather themselues together ⟨p. 3⟩and the earth doth quiuer and tremble: This God rebuketh the windes, calmeth the seas, limiteth to euery starre his instuence, course and name: this God formed light, and darkenesse, sendeth and calleth backe lightnings, thunders, tempestes, fearefull commets, bla•ing •starrs, and all other wonderfull impressions of the ayrs; This is the God, that •ouldeth the huge earth in his hand hanging like a Globe, in the midest of the world, that fouldeth the heauens like a •crowle, that sendeth the seasonable spring-time, Summer, and Harnest, Frost, Could, Hunger, Famine, and stilnce: he it is that by a certaine inused fertility, causeth trées, herbes, flowers, and euery little grasse to sprout and pring, to the behalfe of all liuing creatures. So that neither birdes of the ets of the eld, nor the silly worme he earth, doe want sustenance: this is at prouident God, that contaneth the welling se within her bans, that orreth that maruelous waterchange of owing and ebbing ws, that feedeth e whales, and euery ing thing dwelng in the deepes this is that searcher of rets: whome no place doth exclude
